1.   At mid-morning, Zairian troops placed a heavy machine-gun on a bluff and then advanced toward the mass of refugees.

2.   But it was unclear if Kabila could speak for the rebel force that captured Goma and appears to be pursuing Zairian troops westward.

3.   In a successful new experiment, elite Zairian troops have been hired by the U.N. refugee agency to provide security in the camps.

4.   In the last two months, Goma has been shelled, besieged and plundered as Zairian rebels with Rwandan support captured the town from Zairian troops.

5.   In the last two weeks, the refugees abandoned dozens of camps to escape fighting between Tutsi rebels and Zairian troops.

6.   Relief efforts have been complicated by fighting among factions within the refugee groups, and between Zairian troops and elements of the Rwandan armed forces.

7.   The exodus came after a week of turmoil around the town of Uvira, on the shore of Lake Tanganyika, where Zairian troops are fighting with Tutsi guerrillas.

8.   The increase in Zairian troops, who are badly paid and aggressive, has meant an increase in looting, stealing, and bribery.

9.   The poorly paid Zairian troops who have close ties to the Rwandan Hutu militants proved no match for the rebels.

10.   The rebels have only waged war against the Hutu militias after the Hutus supported Zairian troops against the rebels, he says.